I think patch 1.1 is going to force me out :(

I am on a PVP server and my queue pops in less than 1 min usually. On the weekends it is insta click.

If this is truly an issue or becomes one after the changes then moving to a pvp server is the ideal option.

FYI PVE servers will always have a lower PVP population... I would think that would be obvious. And if not I would think the description during server selection would have helped.

Perhaps you should have expected that on a game that has just come out I would say an overwhelming % of the population is not 50 yet and as such high end level pvp will be slow on a PVE server for quite awhile.

I understand that SWTOR is not a PvP game, noted as much in my last post actually but like pretty much all mainstream MMOs at this point PvP is presented as a viable playstyle for those who enjoy it. You can play this game doing basically nothing but PvPing, it wouldn't be fun (imo) but one could do it, and might enjoy it. The valor level system alone suggests that BW intends PvP to be a viable playstyle for people as does Ilum there are zones dedicated to PvP (even on PvE servers) so perhaps it is the developer's feeling that the rewards granted for PvP should be meaningful for those kinds of players.

The challenge that led to the creation of expertise (imo) is the same Raid gear problem that has come up in countless other games with the same development ideology (ie gear grinds). Essentially when asking why expertise has to exist, one need look no further than the time honored battle between Raiders and PvPers.

The bolster system is not enough to resolve the gear disparity issue, this is not purely a problem of expertise but expertise does contribute heavily to the problem. Fortunately through creating a separate bracket for 50s rather than removing expertise two potential issues are resolved.

1) Leveling PCs do not have to compete with end game geared PCs
2) End game PCs have some sort of progression to look forward to in both PvP and PvE

how does cross server warzones ruin the commuinity? less wait times and frankly as far as I can see the community in SWTOR is no better then the WOW community. get off your high horse.

It does for me as well. Cross server queue'ing destroyed WoW's sense of community. I can actually remember the names of my biggest foes and allies in WoW back from when things were all single server. I remember thinking, "man, i hope this one has Dalara in it, i'd really like another shot at taking her down." Then we'd joke on our server forums about getting our arse kicked and vice versa. It built a community and made for a better overall game experience. "Oh... there's Banjax...he always fears first then dots you up and then /dances". All that went away with cross realm. It may not seem like a lot, but it's those small things that add up. Frankly, when they added it, sure I could get into bg's more often but they felt soulless afterthat.

It does for me as well. Cross server queue'ing destroyed WoW's sense of community. I can actually remember the names of my biggest foes and allies in WoW back from when things were all single server. I remember thinking, "man, i hope this one has Dalara in it, i'd really like another shot at taking her down." Then we'd joke on our server forums about getting our arse kicked and vice versa. It built a community and made for a better overall game experience. "Oh... there's Banjax...he always fears first then dots you up and then /dances". All that went away with cross realm. It may not seem like a lot, but it's those small things that add up. Frankly, when they added it, sure I could get into bg's more often but they felt soulless afterthat.

Cross-server queuing for PvP is something that the development team wants to happen...

Congrats on the 50.

Your server isn't 'dead' by any means, but it's a lower population server than some others. The good news is, the population is growing daily as more people buy the game and get online (we can see the growth). However, you're right in that the number of level 50 players is going to be small and won't increase dramatically in a short period of time.

Cross-server queuing for PvP is something that the development team wants to happen, but it's not going to be available in the near future. In the interim, you might want to try re-rolling a new character, either on your own server or another server (perhaps a PvP server?). On your own server, you'll be able to PvP all the way from L10 to L49 without any issue, and by the time you get close to the cap you can see how the L50 Warzone 'scene' is. On another server - especially a PvP server - you may find a more PvP-centric community.

I find this really disappointing. Is a cross server LFG next?

How are we to build a strong community within our servers when we have no place to do so? How can we build reputations in PvP or PvE if the people we see are strangers we will likely never see again?

Do you know how often I saw the same person more than once in a cross server queue in WoW in the years of cross server LFD/PvP? I'd venture no more than a handful of times, none so memorable that I noticed.

Currently I queue for PvP and I can see the same people in games. Sometimes I play with them, sometimes against them (in Huttball). I can say hey guys, look out for XYZ, he's great! Or put a snare on ABC, she's a runner! I know who has my back, and who doesn't. I'm already building a rep as a healer in PvP at level 35. I know who's going to guard me, and who's going to ignore logic and go off all crazy. Cross server queues will kill this, and for what? A faster queue? I've yet to wait more than 5 minutes or so as it is. I'm still having a blast in PvP despite there being oodles of 50's with gear on my server because it's still social, it's still a community thing.

I have no idea what other guilds on my server are doing PvE wise... there is no congregation, there is no tracking of success. I have yet to even see people from my server on the forums outside of the ones I already know.

I'm so disappointed right now I can't even really articulate it.

If you want community then go outside and talk to a neighbor. I'm here to push buttons and collect pixels.